NEWPORT HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: NT016 COGGESHALL CEMETERY
NEWPORT RI
Location: 15 ft east of COGGESHALL AVE at TEL pole # 14
50 burials with 39 inscriptions from 1647 to 1958
80 ft x 80 ft in excellent condition enclosed with a stone
wall; sign ???
NOTE: "History of Newport County, Rhode Island," New York, 1888,
ed. Richard M. Bayles: "On Coggeshall avenue
is a little burial ground of about one acre, enclosed by a
handsome stone wall, with an iron gate in the
central front, over which is chiseled "COGGESHALL, 1854." The
interior is kept in perfect order, the stones
free from stain. In the center is a granite obelisk bearing the
following inscription: "To the memory of John
Coggeshall, First president of the Colony, died Nov. 27, 1647,
Aet. 57." The original stone bearing the same
inscription is still preserved at the head of the grave."
Transcribed by George H. Richardson (GHR) on 19 Aug.
1869, by CETA volunteers in the 1970's, and Alden Beaman (AGB)
in the 1980's.
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Coggeshall cemetery, Newport
Can you please tell exactly where in Newport in Coggeshall cemetery
is?
Thanks,
Helen
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